Position SummaryAt Metrea, mission success depends on the seamless movement of material, equipment, and capability across a complex, global operating environment. We don't just deliver aircraft and advanced capabilities-we ensure the right parts, materials, and logistics solutions are in place to sustain them anywhere in the world.
Our Air Domain spans Airborne ISR, Aerial Firefighting, Air-to-Air Refueling, Advanced Training, and Aircraft Engineering-operating across FAA, EASA, and CASA regulatory frameworks. Supporting these operations requires a highly coordinated, responsive, and globally integrated supply chain.
As we continue to expand operations, we are seeking a Supply Chain & Logistics Business Partner at our Tampa, FL Aircraft Integration Center location to serve as the critical link between program ("file") operations and global supply chain leadership.
This is a highly strategic and operational role-responsible for aligning logistics, site resourcing and deployer rotations, inventory, maintenance support, distribution and logistics activities with file priorities while ensuring compliance, efficiency, and readiness across all sites and regions.
Reporting the Head of Global Supply Chain and Logistics, this role will act as the connective tissue between the file and leaders of the capabilities within Supply Chain and Logistics which is comprised of Global Logistics & Customs, Global Procurement, and Global Inventory & Distribution-executing strategy, anticipating file needs, driving visibility of and solving for file needs, coordination, communication, and execution across the supply chain.
This is not a traditional planning and logistics role-it is an opportunity to influence, integrate, and enable mission-critical operations in a fast-scaling, multinational environment.
What You'll Do
- Serve as the primary supply chain liaison between file leadership and the Supply Chain and Logistics capability area and capability leaders, ensuring alignment of logistics, procurement, and inventory strategies with operational priorities of the files.
- Oversee end-to-end inbound and outbound global logistics, including transportation planning, carrier coordination, and routing across international and domestic networks.
- Ensure compliance and accuracy of all logistics documentation, including export/import, customs, and regulatory requirements.
- Design and manage site and remote storage solutions, including warehousing, field stocking locations, and forward-deployed inventory strategies to support distributed operations.
- Partner with Global Inventory & Distribution to maintain inventory accuracy, optimize stock positioning, and ensure material availability across sites and regions supporting operations and maintenance activities.
- Coordinate sourcing of parts and materials with Global Procurement to meet program timelines, fleet requirements, and operational demands.
- Support aircraft fleet and program execution by ensuring material readiness for maintenance events, deployments, and mission-critical operations.
- Coordinate scheduling and staffing of down range material handlers at operating sites. Assure rotation capacity and redundancy to support mission readiness.
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including shortages, lead time variability, transportation disruptions, and customs delays to enable mission readiness and reduce Aircraft on Ground (AOG) events.
- Drive communication and alignment across the Supply Chain and Logistics capabilities: Logistics & Customs, Procurement, and Inventory & Distribution.
- Monitor and improve supply chain performance, including KPIs such as on-time delivery, inventory accuracy, logistics cost, and cycle time.
- Act as a change and integration partner during organizational growth, ensuring scalable, standardized logistics and supply chain processes across regions.
What You'll bring - Background in defense, aerospace, or complex global operations, ideally with exposure to aviation logistics or fleet support environments.
- Strong understanding of global logistics, customs compliance, and international trade regulations (experience with FAA, EASA, CASA environments is a plus).
- Experience in inventory management, warehousing, and distribution strategy, import/export/customs, including remote or forward-deployed operations.
- Proven ability to coordinate sourcing and material readiness in partnership with procurement and operations teams.
- Demonstrated success operating as a cross-functional business partner, influencing stakeholders across file leadership, supply chain and logistics, and group leaders.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate program needs into supply chain execution.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, safety-critical, and globally distributed environment.
- A practical, hands-on mindset with ability to balance strategic alignment with operational execution.
- High integrity, attention to detail, and a commitment to operational excellence.
Benefits Comprehensive medical plan options
HSA/FSA accounts
Dental and vision coverage
6% employer 401(k) match
Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
Generous PTO
Life and disability insurance
Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
AD&D Coverage
Pet Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Work Authorization / Security Clearance Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Clearance required at time of hire: Active [Secret ) clearance required at time of hire, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment.
Position may require passing a government-administered background check.
Role may require adherence to export control regulations (ITAR/EAR).
Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs.
Work Location Work location
Work Environment This job operates in an office setting
Travel 20% travel, domestic and international.
